Hello everyone! :) Im new here , and I would like to help me in something here!
Well, I was playing football from the age of 7 and im 18 now! I was very good and I had an invitation to an other country! But I didn't went because of my injury! I stopped footbal cause of that! They said me to start swimming because I have a nice body and a good heart! (Thank god :D). Never mind, I started swimming everything is good! I love that sport! But I still play football but not in a team! With some other team with bet and in 5x5 - 7x7 - 8x8 championships! What's my question now? I want to start martial arts but not stopping swimming! Im doing 3 times a week swimming in about 50 minutes each practise! Can I make them both without any injures or problems?
Thanks in advance! :)
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If you do this and you want to keep swimming, pick a martial art that is strict about safety.
I wholehearted agree.
Two defense issues.
1) The best thinkg any martial can do is to give you a heightened awareness of the intentions of peopel you see. The best defense is knowing when you can avoid trouble just by crossing teh street or going around the block.
2) As an ex-boxer, I'm aware that the striking arts are much more likely to raise violence levels and lead to injury than the wrestling arts, which tend to pacify. (not the you can't get seriously hurt in the clinches, but...)
If you do this and you want to keep swimming, pick a martial art that is strict about safety.
I wholehearted agree.
Two defense issues.
1) The best thinkg any martial can do is to give you a heightened awareness of the intentions of peopel you see. The best defense is knowing when you can avoid trouble just by crossing teh street or going around the block.
2) As an ex-boxer, I'm aware that the striking arts are much more likely to raise violence levels and lead to injury than the wrestling arts, which tend to pacify. (not the you can't get seriously hurt in the clinches, but...)
